If you have cable, and you’re a musician, you have probably heard of a little program called “Live From Daryl’s House”, where Daryl Hall of “Hall & Oates” fame, invites other musical heavyweights such as, Joe Walsh, Kenny Loggins, Cheap Trick, The O’Jays, Rob Thomas and Cee Lo Green and others to his house to jam with his band, which consists of some of the finest musicians on the planet.
Holding everything together and keeping it “in the pocket” (with his baseball cap always on backwards), is the rather quiet and unassuming Brian Dunne on drums, who, for more than seven years, has been the rhythmic force behind “Hall & Oates”.
Brian admits that “Live from Daryl’s House” is a very demanding gig, where he has to be on his “A” game for every taping. There are no rehearsals. The musicians in Daryl’s band will get mp3’s of the songs prior to each taping and do their individual homework. A couple of run-throughs in the studio, and they are off and running. This is where Brian’s influences in a variety of musical genres, rock to jazz, funk to R&B, have served him well. Vinnie Colaiuta, Tony Williams, Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, Max Roach and Jim Keltner are just a few of the drummers that Brian names as having an impact on his playing.
Brian’s approach to drumming has always been, “less is more”. He has the “chops” combined with an impeccable sense of time and “groove”, and he is one of the few rock drummers who use traditional grip when playing.
Brian plays DW ”Performance” series drums and Sabian cymbals. He uses, Vic Firth sticks and Evans heads.